Evening Star Newspaper, April 26, 1931, Page 48

tor World BY G. ADAMS HOWARD. l uNll lvi h the tnd out of the are not as fine as they should X 0 not panese cherry blossoms provu ;‘ Won- mmnu CApml but what t they have proven 3‘ ially on Bunduyl petals caused !lmmefl even Presi- dem. mmer being unable to es- the congestion. “3; ortunately Washington’s out- | . Bottle-necked ssages and u nned ane‘;?es opening into the main highways gxomulgau an even flow of traf- Sunday Motoring Troubles. the tts&: ghts. Timed for an average flow of traffic they are onnn: unable to cope with the schemé of things when the num- ber of vehicles become so multi- lled a8 was the case last Sun- difficulty could be removed Longer cyeles could be put zo meet on the bnulevm'da dur- noh rushes. Or, if necessary, ghts could be turned off tem- lnd the work of keep- e moving could be placed the hands of traffic police- 'nm efficient, but hard work of the Maryland police at Mount Rainler and Cot&ge City was no- ced particularly last Sunday. etnlng went wrong, however, the Washington - Baltimore evard. Despite the width of that thoroughfare cars were Jjammed t*hfor miles on many oc- casions. éré was no excuse for this. A little more supervision by the motor ¢yecle men would have Wworked wonders. Many motorists question what 18 best !or their car after a long, | T This is answered by | of a large paint and varnish ¢ompany, whose sugges- tion can be mndo use of, éven be- fore the taking vl a journey. Spring Auto Cleaning. ¢leaning of the auto- an_important factor in tM finish in good condi- on. polishing of the car n.hG to N given attention, just tnninr ©p the engine or the radiator. lfll‘. moves the but lnm the finish dull in the lacquer t6 the minute ust and dirt, . This can by the applica« |, cléaning polish 'I.n e&ed off & ; dry- .Imnym finish which ntracted aser's m in the show "’g.;,..,..." = m".,:*.,.'.-m,“x:m‘s and removen flmo é)lled ‘{oney due to the sweating a‘?,,s B et cu- ‘advinbh for the ret::gn ulm-vlolet x?:y: of wm fine thas the property of mtenng out |3 the damaging rays of the sun. It 280 serves to mvenc water n- , 4180 known to be injuri &Mobue finishes. Al- tion of wax on m:: ce s higher uce a r obmneg it n a 1 whleh will jast | f« o '%f'u addition to Milady’s mm roads | followi: dd to the troubles are its protective lities, makes ite uuglpeel‘lly “fiuble during the Cprml and Summer months. Another ? rmon for tour- ing at tma Am ar and after tourlng brough out in the This u the time of the year when the motorist should take the trouble to tighten up the body bolts his car. During the Win- ter mejaths, when roads are rough |and vhe average automobile 1§ forced :to cover many miles of bumpy roadways, bolts worR loose and keep the body and chassis from being as tightly held to- gether as they should, according to the technical experts of a meanufacturing company of auto- bile body builders. “The motorist will find that a | few hours' work tightening up the body bolts will repay him,” ex- peris peint out. ‘e body bolts hold the body to the chassis and are bound to work loose, even on an all-steel body. A few turns with a wrench and they are tight- ened up for the rest of the season. The automobile owner can either do this job himself or, if he pre- fers, any service station will do it for him quite reasonably.” A Query Answered. A reader of this column writes in to know what can be done to keep filling station employes from damaging a car. His request may be along a facetious vein, but for the sake of argument it will be treated as sincere. To his ques- tion, what ¢an be done to keep gsrage répair men from damag- ing a car, might be added: The answer to both is the same. Take your éar to the most reliable Flnce you know of and thén keép t under constant supervision. y 18 an age of carelessness. wnchfulnen alone will cure it. Most of the mechanical im- provements of today are economic onés. Initial prices and upkeep costs are lower. Inventive genius has improved the manufacture of automobile tires to such an ex- tent that the average car owner today has to buy only half as many new tires for replacement during the life of his automobile as he did 10 years ago, according to & bulletin made public_here by the American Research Founda- tion. Economic Improvements. “In 1030,” says the bulletin, “an average of only 1.6 new tires per automobile were purchased rephcemenf. purposes in the ;fi:, or almost an ehtlrely new set, were required annually. In 191 the average car owner had to buy 6.5 new tires to replace casings worn out during the year. “The boon of added life, however, hu not been . confined to uru alone. S8ciénce has made im) unlz‘ eo‘nai‘?utlm cor :{:e o;- of er parts of e auto- }:;b e. For instance, the aver- age nger car today will run 30, miles before new piston rings are required, compared with 20,000. miles 10 years ago. More- over éxhaustive tests have shown that the amount of wear between piston rings and cylinder walls is now decreasing to such an extent that a heavier oil to seal this clearance is no longer necessary m the nvuraug new ear until after l, miles, whereas a few ;e this was nece?lnry at tween ooo and 2,000 day it is safe to wait until & car has traveled between 15000 and 20,000 miles under normal driving conditions before changing to a still heavier oil, compared with a deadline of 12,000 miles for this rtant lubrication shift here- | tofore. Motoring ol 3.38 new tires per automo- BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL. it e ‘Wheel spinning. friend of fine who has never | mchaflmmxmummonx an ash odn in the back yard has put of disturbed trans| Pm' ith two cars in the fam- had to rides from await hubl yl pieasure it cars. ‘Toe 3 are pt to lower & win- Illlfflr lnfl forget g} ) g fety concerns the ime ing your foot on the setting the traffic. Even if the | tand atill it may easily without your notieing it, the brakes applied it can orward too easily by any ps it from behind. leading safety experts | is & crime for any one from the appearance | He was g for | contending that iscussion of seléc- car far too little con- given to the matter of eutomboile is a machine must be selected from t first. The wise woman umonn Chinese fash- at the bBack, where the are listed, and running alluring externals last. use their cars a at should m the matter of se- ©f upholstery from the utility 8 beauty shnenolne It is im- know whether the up- r clothing. Ma- e trim vary widely q b sg;’ % ¢ H 5 ; it SAELLERRECE, B § géfl Fhitis g H 8 & little oil around the bottom nvwheel mm‘ln": Ve hand brake, | drips comes from the clutch throwout 3 sugges | elitehes wpicn are designed to run in oll. | An observing woman who watched her | enginé being taken down was interested | to note that the bearings were plain and not of tne ball or roller type. Knowing the many uses for the latter type hearings in the automobile’s chassis, she naturslly wanted to know why the engine wasn't given the advantage of this improvement. BShe was informed that one make of mzhne 18 equipped with ball bearings, | but the mechanic went on to say that | there 1 some question as to whether this is any advantage. He lurpflud her | when stal that if an engine is in goofl condition the crankshaft should | ntev the instant the ignition 18 lwltchefl | Whfi! ball and roller bearings are used their main use 18 to reduce Il'lc- | tion 0 a minimum and allow the parts to totafe more freely. In the engine | conditions are different. On every other upswing of each piston the resistance of | high eompression is met. The engine | thus tends to stop while it is actually in ptocess 6f propelling itself. bearings are reasonably smooth and well lubrlca(sd they are Adequnu In | fact, they must be rather snug in fif since there is considerable stfain on | each power strcke. Any woman who will take the trouble to read the above will not have to take any one's say-so ref ing the condition of her engine. that are furnished by noting how an engine acts under certaln conditions, and one of them I8 to see if it stops promptly when the ignition is switched | off. If it turns over a few times, the §nd1c‘uom ‘are that compression is too | ow. You can keep the car cleaner any rainy day by anvmg more moderatel; At speeds around 40 the wheels will create a spray that will leave the car looking unaightly. —— ORDER OIL BY NUMBER Instead of using the vague terms, medium, llzht or heavy, the automobile owner may now order his lubricating oils by number. An arbitrary scal ranging from 10 to 70 indicating the exact viscosity or consistency, has been lety of Automotive Engineers and adopted by all promi- nent automotive manufacturers, oil companies and lubrication experts. Au- by | tomotive instruction books also carry The oll fl!lt plm data a8 t0 the “visecsity num- mulxed for lumr or Winter equipped with pmpu ly mm eonmmu 80 that it is possible for them easily to meet their cuw-r- demu:a Automotive engl- of the system, claim- mg mn it wul lessen upxeep costs and §i.c added yohdability. WiLLYum! THATS FUNNY, HE WAS HERE ted States. In 1920 an aver- | bringing @ | feels every t, nown{hmxn for There are. many tests | °f lé | tion has been lpneded A FEW MOMENTS AGO! TO GET YOUR FIRST RIDE IN THE NEW CAR, BUYING IN SPRING DESIRE REFLECTED Perennial Urge of American Family Reported by Auto Manufacturers. Bpéetal Dispatch to The Star. DETROIT, April 25.—8easonal im- provement in the automobile trade is reased activity to lummn bile manufacturing plafits. The Fr nial urge that the Ameflu‘le\he: Spting to exper thrill of buying is being renecced the Detroit aréa and elsewhere. Testify to Added Activity. Reports from Chevrolét, Cadillae, Hudson, Chrysler, Buick and othét lai producets testify to thé added activity Al in other years, it results from '_he u? 6f normal dri conditions in- yihg the appeal that new models md lower prices for mnpmvul cars exert at this time of y A report from the Chevmlet Motor ©Co., states that its plants now are on o full-time basis Ind loying u.m pérsons in all divis parts manufacture, assembly, sone st md central office forees. The assembly plant at Plint, Mich,, flnpe six days a week; the motor plant a and five nun& pressed ah&l unt an( ve nights. ‘rhe and axle :1]-‘:1:‘: is wor& :xx‘ omn‘a':" plant w ve days and four nights with the spring plant the same schedule. on Running Time of Plants. orpanisntion, whieh rodiuses agimbr Sio%, s Tunning ex_days and ve nights. 50 is the small parts at Bay City, while & Ioundry at aw is in npernlon six days and six nights per weel scheflulel ou Ju 95,000 units, wif po-ible By t be Hl” units, inerease to 100,000 adillac Motor Cat Co. lines, a5 com uary last. is exceeding April the total was 1053 the firsi Tg:red with xm in Jan- y, officials say, b ym for which tion does not apply 16| Ci per cording to officials. Sales are onkun ning production and mounted to 2,700 cars last week. The plant is operating on a basis of four dny' weekly and the current pay froll the largest since June of last year, vmh the exception of one mk 11" hipthenis of ChIvSer-bult paston: shipme: er-built passen- ger and commercial ocars were three and seven-tenths times greater than the first two weeks of January. Proauctlon of Chrysler sixes and mm. unusually active, with shij driveaway ;&d rallway freight on & continuous conduc\e?l. one dnfl way tfil“l % vea: B e e ek a mj I De Soto sixes and eights and Plymouth cars. Tt required a force of 142 dealers and their driver groups to handle the | movement. Strength Shown by Registration. The Buick factory recéived a report from E. T, Strong, president, who is on the way home from a Pacific Coast trip, which says that registration fig- ures for the éountry as a whole show ".hM the luwmnhfle trade is regaining More people are bu; months past. records show that gains were record: in March shipments whic) ]n;c;nlh 20 per eent Ah PmdueunnlorA 1 18 to be 50 per | to cent ater th?lr; 1 of 1930. | ndianapo Marmon factoty hu added & night shift to kee) “We with orters received since April 1 for <us-ne ':elght-cylmder cars and the new ixteen.” Deé Vaux-Hall Motors, the producer in the motor-car fiaé’"n'.'fi | scheduled 1,000 cars as its initial ;| month's qut from the factory at Grand Ra; ‘The com - 500 ordenp:m file and “.gn‘:ly hu 12 (rom l second plant at o-xlnnd. cm t demand for materials is feel the m:n"mo’ the seasonal uun @ report from the Lil Ovrents-Ford GIeek O s riit onfo Amomow- mnununron are orderin both safel pme glass ln mn&r qunmu- u is sta oope and 200 new employes have been uf:flefl with the result that capacity npenuon with three shifts of men working 24 hours a day, has been attained. (Copyright, ’)n zz hy ewspaper Al —— Two Speeds. “This car has two 8 > ’Yfin? ‘Whatta mean, two "w:u one is the speed it has when rm_ tell nd_th other tneufpeea it ms 'gc. ! =n 2 §ing about it to my frien North American nee.) o' year I fuuuumommermmmm e mmo ts five days|1 JUST AS YOU WERE o e \%fi&g} Vb6 DRIVER CARELESSNESS HELD CAUSE OF MOST ACCIDENTS American Automobile Association Issues Nation-Wide Appeal for Greater Safety in Motoring. ‘With the season of heavy travel at hand and motor fatalitiés and acci- dents still mounting, the Automobile Association issus m-fld'; lpgll mtau( drivers m&y urging 3 icement of respons y at the eel as the flm and major r!“lth for greater safet: e lw&l of Lhe n-uoml motoring more bility at O.he Wheel Ifi based, it was ted, on r&henlv! analysis the atalities and injuries for 10! Analysis of Actidents. “Out ana) of the 32,500 lnAllties and the 000 motor injuties 1930 demonstrates clearly f.hl chrelessness of a minority of cause of res th vers of wuldeut o( u'b A. A. A, declared. ‘The A. A. figures show that mot only are the total number of fatalities from year, but the t for April 18 glven as | o5 ore the md of the mo‘r;u‘:q | road: that production for April is ! tepresenting four | chulu in the Oadillic and La Salle | be the ca ln “With “Nearly half of the fatalities—45.9 per cent, to be exAct—were caused by automobiles striking pedestrians, while 49.2 per cent of the injuries were due to collisions between automoblles. It is significant that 30.8 per cent of the drivers causing accidents did not have the right-of-way and that 16.1 per cént were cn the wrong side of the road. | Another indication of irresponsibility on the part of operators is seen in the fact that the direction of travel was -mlfm ahead in more than 85 per cent fatal accidents and in 78 per cent of the non-fatal mishaps. Location of Accidents. “While more than 40 per cent of fatal accidents occurréd on the State hl(hwuys in rural areas, 435 per ccht of the total number of injurfes occurred at street intersections. In all of these the five-hour period from 4 pm. to :n seemed the most dangerous, and 30 per cent of the fatal accidents and around 30 per cent of the non-fatal % occurred during these hours. The eward rush at dusk from office and factory 1s generally conceded to use. réegard to highway conditions At the time of accidents, it is interest- ing to note that 79.9 per cent of the fatal and 80 per cent of the non-fatal mishapé occurred in clear, dry weather. This does not, of course, mean that visibility and dry streets are dan- T . It 18 simply a reflection of the | hic mileage rolled up in such weather. It also means that motorists and pe- éxercise ter care when conditions for dri are decidedly In conclusion Mr. Henry urged the o Cchasiing and ehecking by every records as the basis of a proper diag- nosis of trae flls. He said: “When evel communltv and every Btate has rea have the causes c( their aceidents cur- | réntly charted and analyzed we may necessary measutes for the solution of a grave problem.” :|CLEAR VIEW OF THE ROAD HELD DRIVING ESSENTIAL Both to Front and Rear Vision. That & clear view of the road is one of I-M easentials of safe driving is point- by Oscar Coolican, locl sutomo- S athumtor. This principle, “30- clua. driver, mw the rnr - " “To obstruct & d‘flfir’l view mm says N J"“&mfl: “whicn may_ have -m i u uunmu show- % td for the welfate of other m “A mmln should direct his undi- | vided attenticn to his dris but thaf | 1s not all that is necessary for safety. He should be able t5 M at & glance | wi |l ing on in direetion. -n},u uired not onl or his own ety, ‘out for that of his | passengers as well. Uniéss he can see approaching traffic on all four sides of the car, the chances are that he will find himselt pared when another automobile dnm suddenly into his path or & pedes- trian steps without warning from the “clu.r vision is obstructed in many .r Sometimes & driver does it him- sell .uu-m. stickers to be attached hield or tear wihdow, or by umg rm on the rear seat or beside imsel| that he cannot see ¢l ly n. an intersection Wwith other trai bearing down upon him. Many nn-end collisions oceur because the rear-view mirtor is useless, “Overloading the ear with - gers either in the front ot rear seat often results in blocking the driver’s view of the ;M Bince the driver approach- .gl; right ‘lven plecedznce bu’-:n one lhoula be Abe w see cm{' on that side of the car. The sam true of elear vulon fin the mr rear-view mirror i an im lF 1t !II'RZ deviee, and it h useful mly reflects what is occutring bel Cll\ “To 1nslst on & clear view of the road on all sides is not im| g.t Jllrdsnlp on & driver. On the other 1t sim- plifies his driving trememlbmly And safe driving, after all, 18 the easiest driving.” oo lh Hoodoo and Motorist—Here I Am back again; my car still seems &l A Mechanic—Mister, that ¢ar must have & hoodoo. Motorist—Now, listen hers; no more of those tick What tha car heeds lwn of 81l is & Mechanic who wasn't intended by nature for s | plumber, . Loeal Dealer Says Principle Applies Roadwork Not Only Helpful to State, but Aid to Un- employed. Spetlal Dispateh to the Star. of Maryland will be imp~ 2d by 95 miles 6f new hard-surfaced roads, it will | have 11 new bridges, and three grade crossings will have been eliminated when work planned by the State Roads oumnl-mn. and ‘for the most part warded to contractors, is completed. ion engineers esti- hands of Maryland contractors. The Roads Commission decided last Autumn to carry out every possible project as A means of keeping men em- ployed during the Winter months. Acting on this decision, any work Ihlch would not run the risk of dam- ge from the cold has been put through. Tne telocation of roads where prepar- ing the new site would not inconven- ience the travelers on the old highways hgl At the same time the com- mission has prepared pllna for addi- tional work which might be carried on At the emiut ume m the srmnl. and t s this work which forms the bulk ut the u.mooo in contracts 'hlch have been award ‘The pouring of comm on the roads can be sta in Maryland during the Aprrll without danger of damage !rom free: ‘The contractors are said to be workhu on their projects now, many of them being well under way, and the concreting will take place as soon &s it is feasible. LOCKING DEVICES USED Loeal Auto Dealer Gives Warning Against Thefts. otorist can do much toward re- ueln( number of automobile thefts by making full use of the locking de- vices which the manufacturers have placed on his car. ‘This point is made by Oscar Coolican, locAl automobile distributor, who de- Clares that many owners place temnptation in the path of the potential joy-rider and thief by falling to lock their cars at all times and under all circumstances. has been conclusively proven by lice récords and otherwisa,” Mr. Cool- can says, “shn the Joy-rider—that is, um priates an auto- for & Dflal unt and then de- m it—rarely will with an au- tomobile that is locked. And the better the locks the less likely is the car to fessional thief. {become & preygy the prof DISTRICT AUTOISTS GAS USE SHOWN : 514 Gallons Averaged by Each Local Motorist in 1930, A. M. A. States. An average of 514 gallons of gasoline was used by each motorist in the Dis- trict u;)l &lumbu dlfil;l::bflgg m ing Tes ol v the o can Motorists’ Anocmv 1ation, based upon gasoline tax returns reported to the Treasufy Department. Total District Use. A total of 80,538,000 gallons of line was used by the motorists of the District )fit year, eompnred with 71,- 884,000 gallons used in 1939, when the per capita gasoline consumption was 475 gallons per vehicle. Each motorist ifi the United States last year used an average of 504 gal- lons,” compared with &n average gaso- line consumption for neh moutht ln 1029 of 544 gallons. e total consumed in 1930 m 19'150 gallons, Cdfl\blnd with 14,500, M puom in 1929, The highest per éapita consumption last r was by the motorists of Florida, each using an average of 692 guloru The lowest was in Iowa, where | each motorist used an average of 502 gallons per motor vehicle, Natlonal Averages. Following are the A. M. A’s figures, bhowtl:g gasoline consumption per ve- each State, with comparative figures for 1920: 1980. 1020, Gasoline Gasoline used per M?et State. vehicle, vehicle. the point where they | expect keener insight in applying the | MARYLAND BENEFITS SEEN IN HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT BALTIMORE, April 25.—The State tate and city of their accident | Arkansas | New Jersey | New Mexico commiss! mne ‘will put some $2,600,000 into the Rhode e Bouth Carolina South Dakota . Tennessee . has been done, and also the building of | Wyoming ROAD TRANSPORTATION HELD AID TO RAIL LINES Senator Oddie Says General Pros- perity Depends Upon Highway Development. Rallroads of the United States have benefitted more than they have suffered through the development of highway transportation, 8uch wu m uplnlon oxprnufl re- cently L. Oddie of Nevada ih an :ddreu betoro the Key- stone Automobile Club in Philadel; ““There u much talk of competition and the m&”m "‘::t. we lgm that in 1&9 way industry rallroads for transportation than 3,600,000 clflnl& of commodities, including the material of road construe- tion, the elements enteéring into the manufacture of vehicles, the vehicles themselves, and the gasoline consumed in their operation. “The revenue produced by this move- ment was fh excess of $550,000,000— mcre than cn2-ninth of the wm fl‘fllht revenue of Class 1 rallroads. Senator Oddie declared that the gen- eral prosperity of the Nation depends | age ol MOTOR CAR HELD GREAT ASSET TO HEALTH OF CITY DWELLER Urbanite Should Take Stock of Advan- tages, Especially During Spring and Summ BY H. CLIFFORD BROKAW, Automobile Technical Adviser. ‘The automobile s oneé of the greatest steps to heaith that a city can look 0 for relief from congestion and mum- ple population. Especially in the Spri; time should the eity inhabitant tal e stock of the advantages of the automo- bile in this conhection and plan to se- cure its benefits, at least bus, hired car or one’s own automcbile, for some periods during the coming months, | which are so beneficlal to those who | make use of the great out-of-doors. Foods Quickly Obtained. In the first place. the dally indirect | advantages made possible by the auto- mbbile should not be overlooked. The city dweller is helped to better health through the provision of food in a| cheaper, easler and quicker way u\nn would otherwise be possible. Many products now come to him in a nat- ural form which, if they were depend- ent for delivery upon some other me- dium, would reach him either in cans or in a preserved condition. By means of a phone the city dweller can have the best fruits and groceries from almost any point in the cny de-; livered by car to his door. Decentralization Seen. ‘The automobile has brought about a | sort of decentralization of cities. It has enabled a goodly part of the congested areas to be devoted entirely to busi- ness pursuits and permitted the work- ers of this locality to live in suburban districts, where the best of air, sun- shine and food can be enjoyed. In this way the individual secures all the ad- vantages of the city and at the same time the best that the country has to offer. In this way the countfyside is not only brought closer to the city, but the eity tends to be spread out over the surrounding country. ‘The great degree at which city popu- lations are recognizing the value of seeking the coolness and freshness of the mountains and seashore is easily noted by any one who cares to look at the heavy traffic on a warm Sprin; or Summer evenlnl holiday or E end on the of the citles. ‘There are mahy others, though, who of the mistaken idea that an outing is an expensive tion, requiring con- iderable capital to finance a week’s stay at some resort. Probably the most beneficial and satisfying spots can be found within a small bus fare radius of one’s own city. Too often shady woods, small streams and nooks of uh- do not leave the city solely because |f! er Months. exampled beauty and freshness be- d t.he city limits are over] e ho_are hu: to join mmdl at Summer holiday centers. Inexpensive Excursions. If the plenickers take tlo & lung they may find that n.ummie: costs less than if Lhey had remained |at home and re<1ulred ices, fans, eto., to keep them cool. These meals in the open often give as much benefit as the excursion itself. The plenicker is re- laxed, renewed and refreshed, and he finds himself actually hungry for the | 8ood, wholesome and neces food |which he has spurned during the warmer days. If the rlty dweller is carless, but knows how to operate a machine, and desires to give his family the pleasures of riding through the countryside and then stopping off at some ideal place for a few hours, he can rent a ear on & mileage bulsnwwulbuuht mile. Onflnlrl.ly. a minimum m stipulated, so that the driver in- form himself of all the ations be- fere engaging his automobile. The ad- vantages of this method over the pub- lic excursion are many, in that the | family has the car to themselves, ean | take along as much or as little as it | wants, can go where it desires and re- turn when it wishes. Can Hire Driver. If the city dweller is carless and unable to drive an automobile, he can provide his family with all of m above advantages and still be relieved of the responsibility of driving and attending to possible engine troubles by lm d- car for about $20 to $25 & day, ing on locality. Every seaton very reasonable bus ex- cursions to all points are oftered to both ecity dvrllnn and country | These are excellent chances to change of surroundings, see tiie country l‘rllgnplrcfle of all the pleasures of an o flnllly. the ownership of an autos mobile gives the ecity dweller thl great- est opportunity to take ldnnull of the thoroughfares lndln[ out | e spend the while he commutes back and M‘ ® his business with his car. This article concludu the e~ ries by Mr. Brokaw. — TRAFFIC PESTS ‘The driver who is “asleep” when the light changes to green. The driver who will not pull over far enough to the right or as far ahead as he can when making a lart-h-nd turn at a controlled inter- 'l'he-drlver who runs through an intersection on the amber light at 30 _miles an hour. ‘The driver who starts up as soon as the amber light is on. turn at an uncontrolled the outside or at- tempts to get to the outside from the inside at a controlled intersec- llun ‘The driver who belongs to that Fulsing slowly along in the center o owly along e center H.S:l nblmnul of the rights Tha driver wha pulls squarely up to & busy intersection and blocks all those behind him while he lets out & bit . goaclp about, e party they p ey the night before. river who suddenly pulls out from '.he curb into the trafc stream with no warning whatsoever. 'nxe drlver who bs a parking Apm that is alre: being bICkefl The driver who has no idea :g- parently that the majority of the utomatic lights are synchronized and prevents others by dilatory tactics from taking - advantage of them for an uninterrupted trip. The driver who, finding a parking space too_small, plngfully “nudges” car ahead or behind into a po- sition where neither of them can be moved, except by a derrick. The driver who, seeing the red light or the stop sign against him, still kee'pl up his speed and with a grinding kes comes to & stop, not_bef ore however, he has fright- -ned Pedestrians and other motor- n short, all drivers who are thoughtless and inconsiderate of the rights of others and who escape ac- cidents only through miracles and the skill with which their fellow citizens can keep out of their way. One-fourth of Agriculturists Live Along Surfaced Highways. Somewhere beétween one-fourth and one-half of the farmers in the United States are served by highways surfaced with sand clay, gravel or better ma- terials, investigation shows, census ‘nd TENWRY Teposts At United States has ap- pmxlmmtely 700,000 miles of surfaced roads. The total number of farms is nearly 6,208,000 and the complete 1920 fatm population is 27.222,000, an aver- 4.3 persons per farm. If all the farm residents were spread evenly along the 3,000,000 miles of roads country, there would be an average of nine persons per mile. On that basis more than one-fourth of the farmers live along surfaced highways. P Ahead of Schedule. ‘The work on the Mount Vernon Me- morial Boulevard is ahead of schedule at the present time, with dry-land drainage and grading work practically completed, and only paving and beau- tification remaining before the road is completed. (1] Autoer: etrates Motor Oil pen- adheres to the in or pores of the integral that every , every bear- an oil film increasin| ly upon amlopmenz of its highway tra tion system. Salesmen mith ‘§found 48 I Bugey And ain Gaya, . GOOD ROADS FOR FARMERS | in this| MORE STREAMLINING SEEN Wind Resistance Becoming Impor- " tant, Says 8. A. E. Members of the body section of the Boclety of Automotive Engineers say that with the increase tn the number of good roads and the higher speeds allowed on them the matter of | wind resistance is beginning to assume | great importance in passenger car de- | sign. When a car travels at a speed | in excess of 60 miles an hour there is | & decided difference in the behavior of &an automobile partially strexmlined and one that is nmot. 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